Decision Workspace
argon2-sys vs just-argon2 vs argonautica
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
argon2-sys
growingv0.1.0
Bindings to the argon2 C reference implementation
46
just-argon2
growingv1.2.0
Bindings to the argon2 C library.
43
argonautica
growingv0.2.0
Idiomatic Argon2 password hashing for Rust
Core Metrics
| argon2-sys | just-argon2 | argonautica | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 46 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 7.0K | 171.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 135 | 42 | 2.4K |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 81 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1754d ago | 2469d ago | 2579d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 6y 9m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
argon2-sys
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
just-argon2
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
argonautica
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| argon2-sys | just-argon2 | argonautica | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 1.8MB | 54KB | 1.9MB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •just-argon2 leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argonautica has the most downloads (171.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ argon2-sys, just-argon2, argonautica have not been updated in over a year.
- •argon2-sys, argonautica are pre-1.0 — API may change.